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Garbini 1988: pl. 45 Image free from copyright

Garbini 1988: pl. 45 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Yṯʿʾmr Byn, son of 
2S¹mhʿly, mukarrib of 
3Sabaʾ, hunted at ʾrydy.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Blitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: Mukarrib of Sabaʾ

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Commemorative text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: Eryani 42

Spatial

Site: Shiʿb al-ʿAql, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Dnm (?) / ʾrydy (?)
Type of Site: Religious area

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